Plato's legacy to education: addressing two misunderstandings.

The article focuses on addressing two common misunderstandings about Plato's educational theory as discussed in Mark Jonas and Yoshiaki Nakazawa's *A Platonic Theory of Moral Education*. First, it challenges the view that Plato's theory is nonegalitarian and supports a caste-based educational system, arguing instead that the "Noble Lie" in *Republic* should be read metaphorically and that Plato's later dialogues advocate for equal virtue education for all. Second, it contests the notion that Plato's conception of the virtuous agent is primitive compared to Aristotle's, highlighting Plato's sophisticated tripartite soul theory and his recognition that moral education involves both habituation and self-control over irrational desires. The article concludes that Platonic educational theory offers a nuanced and progressive framework relevant to contemporary moral education, deserving reconsideration alongside Aristotelian approaches.